We had a very positive and constructive session today. Everyone in the group has put of lot of time and commitment into writing a story for us to use as the basis of the book we are planning together. We spent most of the time today listening to the stories. Everyone read their own and I was impressed with how many had put my suggestions from last Monday into place. There was some good discussion about use of language and structure. Everyone was alert to the importance of having a good introduction, a middle and a conclusion. One of the boys could even remember the difference between a story told in 1st or 3rd person.
Then the hard part came. We voted for the story that we thought should be used in the group project. Two stories were chosen and I have left the teacher, Judy Parry, with the task of helping the two writers combine and reduce their texts before I return in a weeks time. The rest of the group are to continue collecting information about planting and growing an edible garden. When I return to St James we should have enough material to start designing the final 16 page book. I will show them how to use a storyboard to organize the text and pictures and then we will transfer the contents into a dummy. This will probably take up most of the last 3 sessions.
Gavin Bishop
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